🇮🇹 Ascolta & Ripeti (Italian)
number
Numero dopo zero e prima di due.
The number 1. The first counting number and the smallest positive whole number.
Gender: maschile. Plurale: una.
🇬🇧 Note the unusual spelling: 'one' starts with 'o' but the sound is /wʌn/ (like 'won'). 'One' can be used as a pronoun meaning 'a person': 'One should always be polite.' Article: 'a' or 'an one' → use 'a': 'a one-way street'.
'Number one' means the best or most important. 'One at a time' means doing things one by one, not all together. 'All for one, and one for all' is the famous motto of the Three Musketeers — meaning everyone supports each other.
Esempi
"Ho un dollaro."
🇬🇧 "I have a one dollar note."
"Manca un pezzo."
🇬🇧 "There is one piece missing."